The Amelia Police Department Safer Senior program is partnering with the Clermont County General Health District Senior Safety Program to offer free home safety checks, home safety aids and prescription medication lock boxes to Amelia Village seniors. The Amelia Safer Senior program is a voluntary program that partners the Amelia Police Department with senior residents in the village. The program allows the senior to sign up for a weekly check–in by the police officers. Currently, over thirty senior residents are registered for the program throughout the village. The police officer will either contact the senior by telephone or make an in-house visit. As part of the Amelia Safer Senior program each senior resident is provided a free packet of materials that includes information about the Amelia Police Department, crime prevention, Clermont Senior Services, and health related safety information.
The Amelia Police Department takes a lead role in obtaining necessary assistance for these seniors. This includes meeting with local service providers and making referrals to other agencies to obtain the assistance requested by the senior. As part of the educational component of the home visit, seniors are strongly encouraged to lock up their prescription medications, especially pain and anxiety medications and sleeping pills which are often stolen and sold on the street. Information about how to safely dispose of these medications when they are no longer needed is also provided.
The Amelia Safer Senior program also offers free home safety checks for seniors to identify and reduce fall and fire safety risks. The Clermont County General Health District Senior Safety provides home safety aids such as flashlights, nightlights and grab bars when the need for them is identified by the officer during the home safety check. For more information on the Amelia Safer Senior program, call the Amelia Police Department at (513) 753-4747. For more information about the Clermont Co. General Health District Senior Safety Program, please contact us.
Updated: 05/05/2011